Robin Room
Stockholm University
Robin Gerald Walden Room is an Australian sociologist and researcher who studies the health effects of alcohol and other drugs. From 2015 - 2017 he was the director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe University, formerly at Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, as well as the Professor of Alcohol Policy Research at the School of Population Health of the University of Melbourne, since March 2006. Room is currently Distinguished Professor at the
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Robin Gerald Walden Room is an Australian sociologist and researcher who studies the health effects of alcohol and other drugs. From 2015 - 2017 he was the director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe University, formerly at Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, as well as the Professor of Alcohol Policy Research at the School of Population Health of the University of Melbourne, since March 2006. Room is currently Distinguished Professor at the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe University. He is also a professor at the Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs at Stockholm University.
Affiliation
Stockholm University
Top Publications
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2012) - 12,028 citations
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2020) - 10,014 citations
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2012) - 9,055 citations
- Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2012) - 8,459 citations
- Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (2018) - 3,636 citations
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- Full name
- Robin Room
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-5618-385X
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5082884914
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- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Homelessness and Social Issues, Criminal Law and Policy
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